EUR 90 million funding agreement in total to DNA from European Investment Bank for building a 5G network
DNA invests more than EUR 130 million in modern and competitive telecommunications connections each year to serve the growing communications needs of consumers, corporate customers and society as a whole. The loan agreed with the European Investment Bank will principally be used for the building of a 5G network. At the same time, the funding will be used to continuously increase the capacity of the 4G network, which will still remain the dominant technology in Finland for several years.
“In 2018, DNA’s customers used the largest amount of mobile data per subscription in the world*. We want to keep enabling the growth of mobile data use and maintain our service level also in the future. The internet of things will mean that more and more devices are connected to the network and in addition, video traffic will increase even further. The 5G network will accelerate these developments even more”, DNA’s CEO Jukka Leinonen comments.
DNA has been preparing its mobile communication network for the 5G era since 2016. Early this year, DNA opened a 5G network in Helsinki. The network, covering the city centre in the first phase, will be expanded when devices with 5G support become generally available. Currently, DNA is also in the process of piloting the Fixed Wireless Access 5G technology in Vantaa. First to benefit from the 5G network are the detached-home residents and businesses without access to a fast optical fibre connection.
*Tefficient report: https://tefficient.com/more-data-always-for-more-it-happens
Further information:
Jukka Leinonen, CEO, DNA Plc, tel. +358 44 044 1000, jukka.leinonen@dna.fi
Jaakko Happo, Head of Treasury, DNA Plc, tel. +358 44 044 8018, jaakko.happo@dna.fi
DNA Corporate Communications, tel. +358 44 044 8000, viestinta@dna.fi
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